Eamonn Ceannt

Eamonn Ceannt (21 September 1881-8 May 1916), also known as Edward Kent in English, was a leader of the Irish Volunteers during the 1916 Easter Rising.

Biography
Eamonn Ceannt was born in Ballymoe, County Galway, Ireland on 21 September 1881 to a very religious Irish Catholic family. In 1907, Ceannt joined Sinn Fein in Dublin, and he joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1912, swearing to liberate Ireland through physical force. Ceannt decided not to work for the civil service, as he did not want to work for the United Kingdom. In 1916, he became one of the leaders of the Easter Rising, and he defended the Marrowbone Lane Distillery from the British Army. On 8 May 1916, he was executed by firing squad at the age of 34.